Controller for motor-driven machines.



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1,301,966. Patented App 29, 1919.

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Toyall whom it may conqem v r Be 4 it known that we Q-rmmms Phrase HR end time J: 4 mm r P Q'iY lyT- citizen {if the United fitates and a sub) of the K ng o gl d, di g, :IB PQ t WlY, at-Jehnstqwn, in; the county 0i Cambrieiarid State of v Pennsylvania; and Wilkiznsbur county of- Alleg heny, and Eateteef Penney Vania, have 1 invented new s nd mseiul- Imprp ment n Gentm rsi fQ Mowrnwn Machines, of which QhQfQllOWilag is 3, full, clear, concise, and exect deseriptien, referenc'ej' being bad to the, accompanying drawing, forminga part; of thisspecifieation.

"This inventiongreletes to eentreilers f or motor driven machines and-is partieulariy applieeble t0- metor driven sawmaehiinesof he liding swp e Inge machine of- 'this tyge-ythe sliding frame carries the saw and its idriv ingmrrl etor v whilee so-celled feed motor is employed te slide" the frame fer-movement f thesew toward and awey from work. -In}precfiifiw it is; desired te advance the saw to its work at an aecelereted; speedy them be eeritiq ue-its adveneeet a relatively slew forthe euttingiopgeration end then te return the same at an aceelereted speed. ,Alsg, it

, is often desired to utiligesuchamaehineiior cutting various materials ofiering varying resistance tothe saw, Whereas it is eseential t0 theprotectiomqf thew saw-audits driving m otQl tOf limit the; speed; of its feed eeeordingyte the resistance efi'ered thereto. FThus,

hile it has been tound that w-ser-ies motor, diie'to its inherentgtendeney,td slow down itr der heavy lead's endtq quieklyeccelerate underlight loads, is pertieu larly advenor use use feedumotorimsiwh e meehvi e; much diffieiiltyj has been experie eed in adjustii g the-,speed 0f"; the ..feed meter to verying v wdrking 4 cenditien s, .eepeeielly; in View of the feet thet speedeurteil- 1:2 men-13 0f a series motorisilirh'itedliter,prac:

ticsrl purposes by the -torque eurtailment in eident heqem. Manual regul etion (if v the motbrhasbeen, attempted :but such metli f regulation is Open to obvious-0bi end it Has. also been," preposed to employ a, ariable ,.speed" feed motor ,and speed" iegulsiting;v means, including a rel ey, irrcircuit withthe sewidriviiigmbtoritp ad said feed meter to -w0rking .ehi1ditions. b 1011 regulating 'I'neahs, however, is media-1 qqee .i'n isbmeiiiis emes' ep cial ly w re w pl i r eries-i deed meter, s, employed I and iiili ereltlietbrqueii'fi qilij'fiientfi precl I lid aereduet/ten in ,the speed; 'of the meter. suflicient t meeb worki gneenditiens.

w -The preseiit' inv'eiiticini hesiamqng itsm ob jeets tq overcomeft'heieifiereseid 'diflieulties' in controlling slieh ad Ina/chine A, and; to, preyide automatic: control means whereby Withthe use pf 21) series mqtgrthe spggd fif the driven pert mz ybereadily ciirtail wa s'wdesired end auton'iatieally adjusted rtottworking nonditielis t proteet'thehinachihe egstiristiniury mm.-ia-. fin

.Ajtfli'rth'er {iobjecti v,.is,:.to, provide means whereby the slidingiirameb :rs uch amahine may be embved at ,aneebeleriiiieds eed ,to advenc'elthe,saw tqwerdiitsflerk .21 1; lailtbrhati czrlly slowed .db hv to the proper cutting speedet a criticalmomenh; H Various bther bb'ectsselid aidvantagesqbf the invention will hereinef'ier appear.

-Th e lee'cempe iying ldrivyihg".f.illn$tfat gl e lgrainmatieally I a controllerIv @embedying theinvention, said contrbllerflbeingqidesigiied per'hiel liii'ly fer 'i a lsaw,.niechilnel =Referrirrg to. the. flmflmifllwgrat s. diagrammatically twqimeiiorsiMmd M7; the fewer constifiiitigg' thelsaw; drii ipg meter mid; the. latter 'th feed .mntor, meterlMisbf the ha ing aner mwtfire' awande shuntffildzfwiiidi said meter to be contrbl'ldein elly suite u 16 "menner, by @D- e ii' stfible lrheostet LR. tithe metorfM" 310D theziitl ier ise iifthe series type, being, revid'ed with .l a ilfermetureba' and; a. v series Ififieldf wii'idipg *1 thegfcentrbl means illiistrzited'lbeihlgiprbiided exeluswely fer thlsffmoter.

' iT heicohtrelr me5 i1s 1e1iides,anteleetrpmeg netieswiflehl conti' l ing the 'eeptin ifiy if circuit; bfambto r'iMi, eleetreri iegnetige reters-t 111g switches 2, is, i 4 and s. 5,1 electromagnetic aeeeiempf g svjitehes twee Siespe tiVeIy cqmrollmg; series resistances]; 'i'fiaiidlrflen electromagnetic V. ewitbhlf 9; g emu; mature shuntiifes'istaneeffi rande dium type WitpHIOtd. eiiiitrgleeidjelectmlilfagiietie switches. As .iiiil l hereixiaj erapipfiin', M

ing-, ;for either an acce erated or a reducedspeed drive of the sliding frame. In addi- 5 tion the controller includes a limit switchll to effect inclusion of-saidkresistanfiiesin a predetermined position of the sliding frame,

a; motomdriuen contact device 12. and an electro-responsive relay 13, both rendered '10 effective and inefiective by'the switchll, and limit switches 14 and 1 5 to respectivel effect ihterrjapticntfth mettrcircuit at t e' for ward a'ndretur lirfifis (if the sliding frame The motor device 12'cor'np'rise's a pair of contacts 12*, a bridging contact '12", a cam 12 to effect engagement and disengagement of said contacts and a motor to rotate said @am;""rhe motor M is of the shunt type having-an armature a 'and shunt field windi'ngf and is provided with a; rheostat R to regulate the speed thereof. This ino'toris shOWnas-cOnne Eted directly across uas'L and L and hence operates entirely independently of the'other' motors; The contacts of this device uponrtrippingxof the switch 11 to slowdown the motor, are includedin circuitwith the winding of main upon operation .of said device *e to'peiiod'ically deenergize and'ree'nergaze said-main switch. Thisifesults in limiting the 11101101 M 'to anlin'termittent operatioiito impart 'a iste'p by step movement to the sawifram'filhus, whilfi't might be impracticable tor'educe the speed of the series motor to a slow speed suitable for continuous 'drive'jof the saw frame, because of the loss of torque duetosuch a speed redilation; ltheaforesaid restriction :of said motor to an intermittent operation enables the, movement of theisaw frame to be readily reduced without "such aloss. of torque. The d' .2. may' eadj r y re d e ifl or in any other ate the' pe' riods of ii' the nioto ijM and dy'ar'ice of the saw 1 se ha its" contacts in ith thewinding of the upon tripping of the Tsl'owdown p p 1"2 relayis Of'tliendrr u type h s t W lm in iiesfwitlifthel'arfmature of the saw, dif'i ing motor M, "flt"is""'calibrated to f ttegsaw against its on a relatively slight e et hus to restrictthe t. a p a-eer- Y ixi'mnm 16W sp d a'y ti'oiis to her retard/theadvance of said 1. frame fliiderexcessi i e"load conditions, the

' switch to the left, establishment of the folhfandfin series with thecontacts degree of retardation effected thereby varying with the duration of abnormal load conditions. Consequently the device 12 andrelay 13 coactto adjustthe speed ofthesaw frame to workingconditions entirely auto- 70 matieally and in an entirely safe and reliable manner.

More, specifically describing the diagram and assuming full movement ofthe master 75 lowing circuits is effected to cause full speed operation of the motor driven frame toward "the work: first, circuit is completed from line L by conductor through contacts 21 and 22 of the switch 10, by conductor 27 through forward limit switch 14, by conductor 28 through the contacts of relay 13, by conductors 29 and 30 through the left hand pole of slow down switch 11, by conductor 31 through the winding of reversing switch 2, by conductor 32 through the winding of reversing switch 5, by conductor 33 through the winding of main switch 1, by conductor 34 to line L. This provides for energization of switches 2, 5 and 1' and consequent completion of the circuit of motor M'-from line L by conductors 35 and 36 through switch 2, by conductor 37 through the armature-of said motor, by conduetor' 38'through switch 5, by conductor 39 through the fieldwinding of said motor and main switch 1, by conductors l0 and 41 through there's'ista'nce' r, 7" and W, by conductor 42 to line L. Also, at the instant of completion of the motor circuit, a shunt may be traced around the armature from its upper terminal by conductor 43 through switch 9, by conductor 44 through resistance 7- by conductor 45 to its opposite terminal. However, upon closure of the switches 2 and 1 afcircuit is immediately established from contact 23 of the master switch, by conductor' lf6 tlllOll gh' the right hand pole of the slow down switch 11, to conductor=47 and thence by parallel branches 48 and 19 to "the "windings of the armature shunt switch and the accelerating switches. Tracing return circuitof the armature shunt switch, the same extends by conductor 50 through auxiliary contacts 1"of the main switch, by conductor 51 through auxiliary contacts 2 of reversing switch 2, byrl'onductor 5 2 to'line'L. This provides for immediate response 'of the switch 9 to interru-ptthe armature shunt and to complete the return'r'ircuit" for the accelerating switch 6by conductor 53 through its auxiliary con; tacts 9? to conductor 50,;th us joining jthe return circuito'fisaid switcli i" This "re.- vides'for'energi'zation of accelerating 'sw1tch 6" to exclude the.- resistance and through its auxiliary contacts 6 to complete the return circuit "of the winding of acceleiy a'ting 'switch 7'." This efi'ects response of switch 7 to short-circuit the'resistan fe'w ditions otsaid main, motor,

ated speed, automatic means to reduce said feed motor to said relatively slow speed in a-given relationof said main notorand its Work and; throughout the Work. performing period of said main motor and automatic means to limit said feed motor to intermittent operation throughout said ,period;, said means being ineffective during. operation of said feed'motor at said accelerated speed.. i

Thel QQm-bimtm W th-a main k performingmotor and a feedmotor to the relation of said main motor; an I Work, of; control meansior feed inotor enabling ope ation, thereof at a rejatix'zely high spee T u iimet e n tee uee we speed of said feed motor in a given relation of said main motor and its Work and tocurtail the speedhofsaid feed moton through out the Work ng peri isi idma n m e s automatic control means for said feedmotor to effect in'termi'ttent operation thereof throughout saidv period and au-tomaticcontrol mea ns for said feed motor to t emporarilyarrest the same under given 1 ad con- ,8 The combination with a main x I performing -1 not0r and a series feedrmotor to vary the relation between said mammto -r andgits work of means inclndingwe'nies nd armature shunt resistances to slow down said feed motor for the Work performing period oi said flmainl.motor and; means to E Qt S i f i l te 'li ii' tfi 0P eration during said periodto ftll jh l retard the feeding actionthereof, v I

9. The combination With a main Work perforrnin motor a series 1 feed motor to vary 1; e relation between the former and its w o rk, of means inelnding series and amn'ature shunt. resistances to slow .down

a d d- 1Qw=1i 0 -lt ewetkieg Pe i d 9 said motor; i and; means to restrict said feed motoi" to. an intermittent operation dnring'said period subject; to prolonged arrest under predetermined load conditions, of' said 10. The. combination with a Work performing motor and avseries'feed motor to Ivar) therelationof the'fori'ner motor andits ork, ofautomatic m ans including serie's and armature shuntresistances for said feed em-1:, 1 of iii Lei-9 9 feed motor alternati 'ely at a relatively slow speed or at an accelerated speed, automatic means to periodically interrupt and re-establish tlie power connect i ons'of said feed motor and nieansnormally rendering said last mentioned means incfiiective and being opera b -leautomatically in a given relation of said mint- 0m and its Work to effect rediiotioii of saidffeed motor to said slow speed and toi-ender the former automatic n 1 effeet 'v'e throughout the Work perfeifmihg periodof said main motor; f

I 12. Thefcombinatio with main Work performing motorfand a feed motor to Vary the relation of said main motorf and its p to e-fiect operation ofsaid feed inotoi" alternatively at a. 'relatively'slow speed or at an accelerated'fspeed, aiitomatic meani to periodically inte rupt and'restablisli the power connections oi. saidfeed niotor, means norm-ally rendering said last mentioned means inefi'ective and being operable automatically in a'given relation of said main motor and its Work to efi'ect reduction of said feed motor to said' slow speed and to render the i"'orir 1er' automatic ni ea'ns eat-am throng'h'o'nt thewtrleperi orming period of said" [motor "and other 'circnit interruptingmeans"for said feed motor responsive upon a predetermined inci'e e'iii the load'imp'osjed up saidmain Ii Q r-Q In Witness whereofywe nnto s11 cribed-"onr names. v

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